A Weak Confederation

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• a constitution revising Britain’s Parliament

• a set of rules for governing the colonies

• a constitution that established the first US government

• a set of rules for governing the Northwest Territory

What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

• a one-branch government

• a two-branch government

• a three-branch government

• a four-branch government

Because the British government had imposed taxes on colonists without representation, the drafters of the Articles of Confederation

• established a strong central government.

• established strong state governments.

• removed taxes.

• limited state governments.

As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

• As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

• As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

• conduct diplomacy.

• raise a national army.

Why couldn’t the thirteen united states fight for independence against Britain before the Articles of Confederation?

• They couldn’t raise a national army.

• They needed to be able to enforce laws.

• They couldn’t declare war.

• They needed military strength.

Which issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

• slavery in the thirteen states

• settling public lands in the West

• trade among states

• preserving Revolutionary War battlefields

preserving Revolutionary War battlefields

• states.

• territories.

• colonies

• townships

During the first territorial stage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress

• established schools.

• established slavery.

• appointed governors and judges.

• set up state legislatures.

A similarity between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that they

• extended slavery.

• freed enslaved people.

• united the thirteen states.

• encouraged settlement.

A success of the Articles of Confederation was that it

• created a strong federal government.

• established a national army.

• established land ordinances.

• abolished slavery throughout the nation.